Over 6M online registrants for Philippines digital ID so far
Updates from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reveal that more than six million people have now completed Step 1 online…
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Campaigners propose digital ID alternatives for EU citizens in the UK
Campaign group the3million has submitted proposals to the UK government suggesting a QR-based system to give EU citizens in the…
Pakistan moves against fraudulent digital ID cards
Muhammad Tariq Malik, the Chairman of Pakistan’s biometric National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) says a move to verify the…
UK researcher says digital ID being used for exclusion in Dominican Republic
A new book entitled ‘Legal Identity, Race and Belonging in the Dominican Republic’ by Dr. Eve Hayes de Kalaf, a…
Governments extending digital IDs secured with biometrics, from mDLs to payments
Government digital ID programs, particularly mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) and international travel documents are a common thread found in many…
EU members launch new biometric ID applications on deadline day
New biometric ID cards have rolled out across Europe this week as EU members states update their national credentials in…
Groundwork laid for mass digital identity take up as use cases grow
The addition of Covid-19 status certificates to biometrically-accessed digital wallets and the continued replacement of card-based ID with digital ID…
Florida’s government is ready for digital ID. Are its populist residents?
Florida is piloting biometric digital driving licenses and IDs. Testing systems and operations, however, might be beside the point. Having…
Onfido and INTERPOL train US officers on biometric passport fraud
A training session on recognizing fraudulent travel identity documents jointly held by INTERPOL’s Counterfeit Currency and Security Documents (CCSD) unit…
Spain and Germany to test cross-border digital ID
The Governments of Spain and Germany recently signed an agreement to develop a joint cross-border pilot program for digital ID,…
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